Investments
CMOs offer significant yield: RBS
Now is an opportune time for long-duration investors to look at last cash flow collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) as a result of sizable selling and higher rates, analysts claim.  In general, long CMOs outperform collateral no matter what type of market they exist within — meaning this... Read More

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Latest JPMorgan Chase RMBS deal carries geographical risk
Mega bank JPMorgan Chase issued its second private-label residential mortgage-backed securities deal of the year, with high geographic concentration as the primary risk posted within the deal. The geographic concentration of... Read More
OIG urges for GSE reform to determine best course of action for housing
Initially, the Federal Housing Finance Agency understood the conservatorships of the enterprises to be more of a temporary time out to stabilize the mortgage market. However, five years later, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... Read More
Census Bureau: New home sales ascend
New home sales ascended in April, rising to 454,000 homes sold. New single-family home sales inched up 2.3% in April, above the revised March rate of 444,000. April sales are up a dramatic 20% from the year-ago estimate... Read More